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Found on Swedish real estate site Alvhem, this sweet kitchen is packed with storage space. Shelves line the walls, cabinets extend up to the ceilings, and there's even room for a little breakfast nook and windowsill garden...
A few visual tricks keep this kitchen from appearing overcrowded. Small orange stools take up less visual space than a chair, and also bring a little bit of color into this otherwise white space. The kitchen window floods the room with sun, and stainless steel appliances reflect light. Solid white cabinets blend into the walls, white frosted glass cabinets seem to float above the stainless steel sink. To see photos of the entire apartment for sale through Alvhem, click here.
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Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a condition in which the brain does not receive enough oxygen.
HIE can be fatal. Brain cells can begin dying after 4 minutes without oxygen.
There are a variety of causes of HIE. Any injury and many health conditions can cause a lack of oxygen to the brain. Some common causes are:
- Respiratory failure
- Blocked or ruptured blood vessel
- Carbon monoxide or cyanide poisoning
- Drug overdose
- Drowning
- Lack of oxygen due to smoke inhalation
- Extremely low blood pressure
- Strangulation
- Cardiac arrest
- High altitudes
- Choking
- Compression or injury to the trachea that reduces or stops breathing
- Complications from general anesthesia
- Diseases or drugs that cause paralysis of the respiratory organs or muscles, such as myasthenia gravis and Guillain-Barre syndrome
Risk Factors
Any injury, complication, or condition that causes the brain to have a reduction in blood flow and oxygen is a risk factor for HIE.
Symptoms include:
Mild case:
- Difficulty paying attention
- Poor judgment
- Poor coordination
- Intense emotions
- Extreme drowsiness
Severe oxygen deprivation:
- Seizures
- Loss of consciousness
- Blue-colored skin or lips
- Difficulty breathing
A physical exam will be done. Typically, the history is the most important factor in making the diagnosis.
Your bodily fluids may need to be tested. This can be done with blood tests.
Images may need to be taken of your bodily structures. This can be done with:
- CT scan
- MRI scan
- Echocardiogram
- Ultrasound
Your heart and brain activity may be tested. This can be done with:
- Electrocardiogram (EKG)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Evoked potential tests
Treatment depends on the underlying cause of the condition, as well as the severity of the damage to the brain. Treatment options include:
- Life-sustaining treatment—If brain function has stopped, but damage is not yet extensive, life-sustaining treatment is given.
- Mechanical ventilation—This may be used if you are unable to breathe without assistance.
- Treatments for the circulatory system—Treatments are given to maintain heart function and control blood pressure.
- Seizure control—Medication and general anesthesia may be given to control seizures.
- Cooling—Hypoxic brain damage is often caused by heat. Cooling blankets or other means of cooling may be applied to reduce the body's temperature.
- Hyperbaric oxygen treatment—This treatment is used in cases of carbon monoxide poisoning.
In most cases, HIE is sudden and cannot be prevented. CPR may be given to prevent significant or long-term brain damage after the oxygen supply has been reduced.
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (Aug. 21, 2013) — Donna Lou Edwards is still getting used to the title "nurse of the year."
The nurse manager in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University received the honor at a recent banquet for nurses who work in the school's group medical practice, ECU Physicians. She has been a nurse for 30 years, starting at Pitt County Memorial Hospital, and has worked at ECU since 1995.
"I was very humbled to be chosen," Edwards said. "I personally knew two of the other candidates and know how hard they work in their areas. I truly felt that my hard work had also been recognized. I hate to call my work, work. It really is part of my life."
Edwards has a nursing degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was one of the first nurses to work on the medical center's cardiac surgery program beginning in the 1980s when she worked at the hospital.
"I was privileged to care for the first patient on the first night shift," she said. "It was a great year with Dr. (W. Randolph) Chitwood, and he taught the nurses about post-surgical cardiac care and held us to a very high standard when caring for the patients. He also allowed us to be critical thinkers and listened to us when we concerned about issues with the patients. We all worked together as one big team back then."
Edwards now manages the cardiac and vascular surgery outpatient clinic at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU. There, she makes sure patients' files are complete with lab and test results, clinic notes and a care plan and ensures the clinic operates efficiently.
"She is an exemplary model of organization and efficient process that not only keeps our clinics running efficiently but also with utmost compassion for our patients," said Chitwood, director of the heart institute and the physician who led the development of the medical center's heart surgery program in the 1980s. "I can think of no other person as dedicated to the mission of our medical school and who has had such long-standing commitment to the treatment of cardiovascular disease patients in this region."
Edwards said she's honored to have been named nurse of the year and to have the opportunity to work with "great professors, physicians and nurses."
"The knowledge a nurse can gain from working with an academic physicians practice is limitless," she said. "You just have to be interested enough to learn the disease process of the patients that you care for. I believe in working hard to get it right, giving 110 percent and volunteering your time, also."
For 10 years, Edwards has worked on Project Health for Leon, a non-profit group that delivers medical care and education to the city of Leon, Nicaragua. She travels to the country for two weeks each year, paying her own way, organizing a surgical clinic that helps people with heart valve disease who otherwise would most likely not receive medical care.
"My first experiences there changed my life and have made me a better person and nurse," she said.
Closer to home, Edwards is a volunteer organist, pianist and choir director at Salem United Methodist Church in Simpson. She also sings soprano in a three-part women's group called the Beatitudes. She lives in the village on the family farm of her husband, Kyle. They have been married 28 years and have three sons, Matt, Kaleb and Jacob.
Edwards is a graduate of Pantego High School in Beaufort County and the daughter of Larry and Betty Lou Linton. Her father is a heart-failure and stroke patient. "Being in cardiac care for all these years has helped me and my family cope with Dad's illness," she said. "It has been a divine plan."
Five other nurses, Susan Eubanks, Jandra Thomas, Melissa Ewell, Celia Whitehurst and Cathy Rademacher, were also finalists for the award.
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(a) The purpose of this rule is to promote the administration of justice in the courts of Westchester County and for minors who simultaneously are defendants in criminal cases and respondents in Family Court cases in such county.
(b) The Chief Administrator of the Courts, following consultation with and agreement of the Presiding Justice of the Second Judicial Department, may by administrative order establish an Integrated Youth Court in Westchester County to operate as a multi-court part of the County Court and the Family Court in such county. As provided by rules of the Chief Administrator promulgated pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section, such Integrated Youth Court, when established, shall be devoted to the hearing and determination, in a single forum, of cases simultaneously pending in such courts where
(c) The Chief Administrator shall promulgate rules to regulate the operation of the Integrated Youth Court in Westchester County. Such rules shall permit a judge of the County Court in such county to transfer to such Court, for disposition in the Integrated Youth Court, any case pending in a City Court, Town Court or Village Court in such county upon a finding that such a transfer would promote the administration of justice.
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Cerebrovascular characterization of clazosentan, the first non-peptide Endothelin-receptor antagonist clinically effective for the treatment of cerebral vasospasm
Zerebrovaskuläre Charakterisierung von Clazosentan, dem ersten nicht-peptidischen Endothelin Rezeptorantagonisten, für den eine klinische Wirksamkeit zur Behandlung des zerebralen Vasospasmus nachgewiesen wurde
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The disturbed balance between nitric oxide (NO) and Endothelin (ET)-1 in the cerebrovasculature seems to play a major role in the development of cerebral vasospasm (CVS) after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). ET-1 represents the contractile part in this balance. Besides the prevailing ET(A)-receptor dependent contractile effect ET-1 has also ET(B)-receptor mediated vasodilatory attributes. Aim of the present study was, therefore, to provide the pharmacological properties and the actual receptor selectivity in the cerebrovasculature of clazosentan, the first putatively ET(A)-receptor selective antagonist, which was clinically proven for the treatment of CVS.
Isometric force measurements were performed in rat basilar artery (BA) ring segments with (E+) and without (E-) endothelial function. Concentration effect curves (CEC) were constructed by cumulative application of ET-1 on segments under resting tension and ET-1 or sarafotoxin S6c (S6c) after precontraction with prostaglandin F2α in the presence or absence of clazosentan (10-9M - 10-6M). The inhibitory potency of clazosentan was determined by the pA2-value.
The CECs for ET-1 were shifted to the right in the presence of clazosentan dose dependently and in a parallel manner, which indicates competitive antagonism. The pA2-values for ET-1 were 7.8 (E+) and 8.6 (E-). The relaxation by ET-1 and S6c was also inhibited in a competitive manner by clazosentan, yielding pA2-values of 6.7 and 7.1, respectively. The selectivity to the ET(A)-receptor in the cerebrovascular system was, therefore, approximately two logarithmic units.
The present investigations characterize clazosentan as a potent competitive antagonist on the ET(A)-receptor mediated constriction of the cerebrovasculature by ET-1. However, an additional competitive inhibition of ET(B)-receptor mediated relaxation in cerebral vessels by clazosentan in therapeutically relevant concentrations is suggested by the present results. These functional data may also be used to define an in vitro profile of an ET-receptor antagonist with a high probability of clinical efficacy.


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Reviewed By William M S (Fort Walton Beach, FL) Reviewed for a 2003 Chevy Corvette —1/30/2012 11:27 AM
The Dash Designs Carpet Dashboard cover was very easy to install. It looks good, and in this application stays on the front dash in place without having to use the velcro to stick it to the dash to keep in from moving around. One small complaint for the install in a 2012 Chevy Cruze. To make it easier for themselves to cut and sew an edging on, they cut out the bottom under the dash vent hole so they could edge it more easily all the way around, so the hole has an opening in it at the bottom. The piece flops a little and does not stay in place to make a complete circle, not a big deal but a small observation for the perfectionist in this install application. If they had just cut out a hole and left the bottom edge connected, it would be nicer. But then it would have been harder for them to sew edging in the hole separately from the edging around the whole outside edge of the dash cover itself, so more work and cost in it for them but would have been a nicer product. Personally will fix it for myself by getting a little thread and sewing the two pieces together again at the edge to complete the circle and make it one whole piece that stays in place over the vent again. Now to see how the material holds up over time! So far in the past I've used DashMat brand covers, and have one that is still in great shape after 17 years in use.


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Ever Wish You Were Sherlock?
When I was a kid, I thought being a geek meant you were doomed to a life of being uncool.
That was horribly inconvenient, because I was a very geeky kid. I started reading before I went to kindergarten. I taught myself chemistry in third grade. Worst of all, I was good at math.
Then one day I discovered a geeky guy named Sherlock Holmes.
And I realized that being a geek could be pretty cool. For a couple of years, I wanted to be Sherlock.
But the horrible truth is that Sherlock was fictitious, so that just wasn't an option.
When I got to high school, I took a physics class and really loved it. Al Einstein was another geeky guy who was Xtremely cool.
I knew better than to think I'd ever be Einstein, but I majored in math and physics anyway and then got my Ph.D. in theoretical physics at UC Berkeley.
Physics is fun, but by the time I got halfway through grad school, I realized it was never going to be enough for me. I loved reading suspense fiction, especially anything by Ken Follett.
I desperately wanted to write a novel someday. Sure, that was kind of crazy. Scientists aren't supposed to be artsy. They're supposed to be lab rats. But I didn't care. I wanted to write a novel.
I never wanted to be Ken Follett, but I studied his writing pretty intensively. Eventually, I got several novels published, and they've won me a bunch of awards.
Lately, I've gotten very well known around the world for my teaching on how to write fiction.
And I've also had some fun using logic and math to investigate some very weird "mad science" claims.
The hard part of life is figuring out who you are.
I'm not Sherlock Holmes. I'm not Al Einstein. I'm not Ken Follett.
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If not for the NHL lockout, Buffalo Sabres forward Thomas Vanek would have missed an opportunity to return home to play in his native Austria.
The time off and brief but sweet homecoming last fall did wonders for Vanek in rekindling his passion for hockey and his scoring touch.
Vanek's newfound perspective has been on display through the first three weeks of the NHL season. He finds himself leading the league with 10 goals and 21 points.
Vanek has scored a point in all but one of the 10 games he's played. He's enjoyed five multiple-point games already, and is coming off an outing in which he scored two third-period goals — including a game-tying tally with 2 seconds left — in a 5-4 shootout victory over Montreal on Thursday.


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So as you all know KB is closing. The one near me has everything 40%. So Legacy figs are like $6 and the remaining 30AC are like $4 something.
One Wal-mart I visited had the Legacy A-Wing on clearance for half price at $15! Check your WMs, guys!
WM's distribution is its major flaw. If they were as structured as Target on distribution, they'd be a much more appreciated source of figures I think. You can at least count on Target to have the stuff in stock at every store at some point... even if they won't get it for you and won't put it out for about a month after it's release.
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Many commentators have debated if, when, and at what cost Microsoft should release Office for Apple's iPad. Though these issues are important, they overlook the most pressing concern: The apps need to be good -- really good.
Office is an excellent and often indispensable product. Many companies will purchase the iPad version, whenever it arrives, simply because of its inevitable manageability and document compatibility benefits. Its likely inclusion in Office 365 subscription plans should only hasten this kind of growth.
But those are IT-oriented appeals. Thanks to BYOD, employee preference matters too; iPads, the most widely-deployed tablets in the enterprise, are nothing if not poster children for workplace consumerization.
[Are you feeling the Windows XP fury? Read Windows XP Shutdown Outage: Users Boo Microsoft Blog.]
Some people prefer to treat iPads like highly portable laptops, using attachable third-party keyboards to type. But many use cases focus on the tablet line's touch UI, intuitive apps, and portability. That's where Office comes in. The software's success owes to its optimization for a desktop UI -- and as PC devotees are wont to point out, iPads don't work like desktops.
As a result, Microsoft can't merely force a mouse-and-keyboard UI onto a tablet form factor. It needs to devise a productive and engaging touch-first Office interaction model.
This urgency has been building for more than a year. In late 2012, Windows 8 was about to be released, and "tablet vs. PC" debates were reaching a fever pitch. During a conference speech that October, Gartner analyst Michael Silver said Office remained the most ubiquitous desktop software in the enterprise but called Microsoft's ability to create mobile versions of its Office suite a "wild card."
"What I want to do on my iPad to an Office doc is different than what I want to do with a mouse and keyboard," he said at the time. "[On the tablet] I want to mark it up, review it -- not write my life story."
He reiterated the point this week in an interview. "To some extent, I need two applications for each [interface] I use," Silver said, "a touch-friendly one, and then a desktop one for more detailed work."
With Office for the iPad, Microsoft "has an opportunity to launch something new and different that could show more innovation," Silver said. But "the trick" will be figuring out which existing features to include, reimagine, or discard.
Microsoft could follow the "less is more" ethos that has helped drive iPad adoption, suggests Forrester analyst David Johnson. "It doesn't need advanced features," he says of an iPad-oriented Office suite. "It needs to be strong in a few areas. What it does, it needs to do great."
Microsoft has ostensibly withheld an iPad-compatible version of Office for two reasons. First, it takes time to create such a product; remember, even Windows 8 doesn't yet offer a truly touch-first Office experience. Second, by making Office exclusive to Windows tablets, Microsoft hoped to catch up in the mobile device arena.
Despite this hope, Windows tablet sales have been modest -- and Apple just posted record iPad revenue. Demand for Office on a tablet (or at least on a tablet without a Live Tile UI) hasn't been as strong as Microsoft seems to have hoped.
Much of this disparity stems from consumer preference for the iOS ecosystem over the comparatively meager selection of touch apps in the Windows Store. But Microsoft might have fared better if some of those touch apps had been


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Coltan is a metallic ore that is mined in Africa and elsewhere. It is used within electronic devices including many mobile phones and is in huge demand in today's high technology industries. The illegal mining within the Congo River Basin is pushing gorillas and other species towards extinction.
Western Lowland Gorillas are endangered, but are more common than their relatives, the Mountain Gorillas. The Lowland Gorillas at Taronga Zoo are ambassadors for all the threatened primate species in this fragile and politically conflicted region.
Taronga Zoo and other Australian zoos are running a campaign aimed at raising awareness about the plight of gorillas, by encouraging visitors to recycle their old mobile phones. By recycling your mobile phone you are:
- Diverting your phone from landfill
- Recycling the coltan in your phone, and thus reducing the demand for coltan mining
- Donating money to primate conservation in Africa and the Jane Goodall Institute through the sale of refurbished phones
A global breeding program has been implemented for this species, an insurance in case of catastrophic declines in the wild. Taronga Zoo participates in this program for the Australasian region. Zoo-based breeding groups like Taronga's are increasingly vital following the announcement by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature at the International Primatological Society Conference in 2008, that almost half of the world's 634 primate species face extinction.


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John DiStaso's Granite Status: Christie would face big challenges in winning over NH
January 13. 2014 11:03AM
SUNDAY, JAN. 12: THE CHRISTIE CRISIS. It's ugly now for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and it could get worse for the potential Republican 2016 presidential candidate.
If the thousands of emails related to George Washington "Bridgegate" yet to be released turn up evidence he had personal knowledge of the vindictive move to close New York-bound approach lanes, creating a four-day traffic mess last September, Christie might as well not even show up in New Hampshire as a presidential candidate.
As it stands, if his denial holds, some here say he still faces a rough road. But if something shows him to be at all involved in Bridgegate, he may as well try to sell Granite Staters the Brooklyn Bridge.
Dante Scala, political science professor at the University of New Hampshire, and a New Jersey native, says the scandal "plays right into all the stereotypes" of New Jersey that makes it the butt of jokes everywhere else, especially, it seems, in these parts.
As a New Jersey native, this columnist knows this firsthand, as well. Scala is right.
And then there is the image of Christie himself, as the bully, that he has tried so hard to dispel. He's back to Square 1 on that even if he did not directly give the order to put up those orange cones. He certainly created the "culture" that resulted in the petty payback.
Conservatives are already turned off by his "buddying around" with President Barack Obama after Superstorm Sandy in 2012, says Scala. This adds more ammunition.
The latest New Hampshire polling from the UNH Survey Center, in October, showed Christie, with 16 percent, and Rand Paul, with 17 percent, in a virtual tie ahead of Paul Ryan at 9 percent. The poll is obviously early and inconclusive, but Christie did have a plus-26 favorable-unfavorable rating.
Despite being a Jersey guy, his straightforward, direct style clearly does have a certain appeal to some Republicans. The latest controversy, though, reinforces all the negatives Christie has tried to dispel.
Lucky for Christie, he has plenty of time to work on Bridgegate repairs, says survey center Director and associate UNH professor Andy Smith.
"But it will absolutely hurt him in the future," Smith said, "simply because every other Republican who runs will be criticizing him for it. If you're explaining, you're losing, and he's going to be constantly explaining this. And there will always be the jokes."
Southern New Hampshire University political science professor Dean Spiliotes agrees that if Christie "is wrong about this, and there is something that links him to it, then he really is in trouble."
But he said the "culture clash thing was probably going to be an issue regardless," recalling that former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani "did not play particularly well up here."
Spiliotes, himself a transplanted New Yorker, says, "There are a lot of stereotypes up here regarding the culture down there, but I've always been interested to see how he would resonate up here because that metropolitan area style doesn't always translate well, as Giuliani exemplifies."
Overall, Spiliotes says, "this certainly doesn't help him, but does this significantly change the issues he would have had coming up here regardless? It really depends on whether there is any other trickle or smoking gun.
"If nothing else, if he runs, we're going to be hearing about this every week for the next two years," Spiliotes said. "It's not going to go away."
WHO'S RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR? Conservative activist Andrew Hemingway has hired a consultant in the person of multi-campaign veteran Alicia Preston and last week hosted a gathering of about 20 activists at his office in Manchester.
Among those on hand were former state Sen. Jim Luther of Nashua, former state Rep. Kevin Avard of Nashua, architectural firm owner Harold Turner of Concord, who was active on Ovide Lamontagne's finance team in 2012, and longtime conservative activist and former state Rep. Rogers Johnson of Stratham.
Preston tells us Hemingway will decide by the end of the month whether to run for chief executive, but it's looking as though he's going to get in.
And why not? The field is barren, and Hemingway, despite his very conservative credentials as state campaign manager for Newt Gingrich and chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, is collecting warm wishes from even establishment Republicans, such as Republican National Committeewoman Juliana Bergeron, who initially urged him to run.
There is talk that former U.S. Senate candidate and media exec Bill Binnie is being urged to run, and unlike Hemingway, he certainly has the ability to self-fund.
John Stephen has also been approached, but the 2010 nominee is not champing at the bit for a fourth run at high office.
Still, we understand that if Stephen were given polling data showing a pathway to victory and a commitment from the Republican Governors Association (chaired by Christie, by the way), he'd be willing to look closely at it.
Clearly, the Democratic Governors Association and other national Democratic-oriented sources stand ready to pour millions into the race to keep Maggie Hassan, the nation's only woman Democratic governor, in office.
REACTION TO FRIDAY'S bleak December jobs report from elected officials and candidates was clearly split along party lines.
The report showed that while the unemployment rate fell from 7 to 6.7 percent, only 74,000 jobs were added, well below the 200,000 increase many economists were expecting.
A spokesman for Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said she believes it shows "how critical it is for Washington to do more to boost job creation and economic growth through job-creating legislation like the bipartisan Shaheen-Portman energy bill that would create at least 136,000 jobs."
Sen. Kelly Ayotte said, "This report highlights the need for Washington to focus on passing policies that make it easier for businesses to create jobs, including replacing Obamacare, cutting burdensome federal regulations, reforming our complex tax code and making energy more affordable."
Sen. GOP Senate candidate Jim Rubens said the report showed a need for "reduced regulations, a simpler and fairer tax system with lower rates, and reduced health care costs, which Obamacare fails to accomplish."
Former Sen. Bob Smith said, "Although weather and other factors from time to time can skew these numbers, it is a clear sign that there is a lack of confidence in the economy by the small businesses across the country who are the ones who would create new jobs. I believe that there is a direct link between these new numbers and the fear of new costs that businesses will be forced to absorb due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)."
Republican congressional candidate Dan Innis said it was "yet another disappointing reminder that President Obama and Congresswoman (Carol) Shea-Porter's big government policies are not working."
Democrat Shea-Porter said the GOP-led House "first refuses to invest in job creation, then they refuse to extend vital unemployment benefits for those who can't find jobs.''
"I have repeatedly called on Republican House Speaker John Boehner to bring a jobs bill to the House floor," Shea-Porter said.
Republican former Rep. Frank Guinta said it shows "Washington's takeover of health care, deficit spending and over-regulation is directly affecting New Hampshire families."
Democratic U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster said the report shows "while our economy is making progress, we have a lot more work to do to create jobs and opportunity for middle-class families."
GOP congressional candidate Gary Lambert said, "More regulation, more spending will only produce more numbers like today."
Marilinda Garcia, Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, said: "Continued sluggish job growth is a direct result of the job-crushing policies enacted by President Obama and his allies in Congress. Obamacare, and the perpetual state of uncertainty regarding our nation's fiscal health, tax policies and regulatory environment, directly impacts business investment and job creation.''
- The airwaves battle continues between critics of Shaheen and those of potential GOP opponent former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. The conservative issues advocacy group American for Prosperity added a radio ad component to its television buy hitting Shaheen for her pro-Obamacare stance. The total expenditure is about $700,000 over three weeks. Sen. Harry Reid's Senate Majority PAC hit Brown with $150,000 worth of TV ads.
- Former U.S. Sen. Gordon Humphrey hosted a well-attended house party for GOP Senate candidate Jim Rubens on Thursday. Humphrey says he is backing Rubens because "he is by far the best candidate in the race. No one has done more than Jim Rubens, while in the State Senate and later as a private citizen, to keep our state a wholesome place for raising children. And he can win."
- Humphrey's former colleague, former Sen. and current candidate Bob Smith, has set up campaign shop at 273 S. River Road in Bedford and has added Pam Miller as a scheduler and Rep. Tim Comerford as field director. His new web site, www.BobSmithforUSSenate.com, is also up and running.
- Just four months into the job, Democratic National Committee Mo Elleithee was in the state Friday to talk to state party officials about "communications resources and infrastructure" the mid-terms and, yes, even the presidential primary campaign. Elleithee knows New Hampshire well, having worked here on campaigns for Bill Bradley in 2000 and Wes Clark in 2004. He was headquarters-based for Hillary Clinton in 2008 but was also here often.
- The conservative grassroots group Freedom Works is joining Americans for Prosperity in opposing Medicaid expansion. The group on Friday pitched a statewide conference call scheduled for Tuesday featuring state Sen. Andy Sanborn, R-Bedford.
- U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Cal., chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, will keynote the Concord/Merrimack County Lincoln Day Dinner on Feb. 17 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord.
- Democratic District 1 Executive Council candidate Mike Cryans has picked up the key endorsement of Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier, who said Cryans is best suited to continue Ray Burton's "tradition of putting people first." He has also been endorsed by the Teamsters Local No. 633.
- GOP Executive Council candidate Christopher Boothby has been endorsed by 26 state representatives and other officials in District 1, including three sheriffs and four state senators.
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STOCKTON - For the second time in four years, a recount by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters might be needed to settle a Stockton Unified school board race.
STOCKTON - For the second time in four years, a recount by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters might be needed to settle a Stockton Unified school board race.
Challenger Monica Hernandez said this week that she will request a recount if she does not overtake Area 1 incumbent Gloria Allen by the time the registrar finishes tallying provisional ballots. At last count, Hernandez's deficit was 41 votes - 2,458 to 2,417.
"If it stays this close, I will ask for a recount," the 26-year-old Hernandez said. "I believe I owe it to all the people who believed in me and are hoping I win. They definitely deserve for me to ask for a recount."
Allen, 68, said she is taking nothing for granted.
"I pray and hope that I win, but if I don't, it is what it is," she said. "If I do win, I'll get back in there and do what I need to do. I'm up for the challenge if I do win."
Registrar Austin Erdman said it remains "mathematically possible" Hernandez could take the lead following tabulation of about 4,000 provisional ballots that remained uncounted before Monday morning. It is not known how many of those ballots were cast in Area 1 in south Stockton.
The last recount in a Stockton Unified race was conducted in the 2008 contest between incumbent Anthony Silva and challenger Jose Morales. In the end, the one-vote lead Morales took into the recount remained unchanged. That recount lasted two days at a cost of about $1,500 a day for Silva, now the city's mayor-elect.
The counting process was generally tedious but did have its lighter moments, mainly with the revelations that Yosemite Sam, Barney the Dinosaur and "Any School Janitor" received write-in votes. Silva finally conceded late afternoon Dec. 8, 2008.
Erdman said his office could finish counting provisional ballots Friday or over the weekend.
Once the provisional ballots are counted and Erdman certifies the election, Hernandez would have five days to submit her written request for a recount. The registrar's office then would have seven days to begin the recount.
Erdman said the cost to Hernandez would be more than $1,100 a day. If the recount were to give Hernandez the victory, the county would foot the bill. Hernandez said the potential expense won't stop her from asking for a recount if she believes she still has a chance to win.
"I believe it's worth it," she said.
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CELINA — Troopers from the Wapakoneta Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol seized more than $25,000 in drugs and a loaded handgun during a traffic stop in Mercer County on Friday.
Troopers stopped a 2002 Chevy Suburban, with Indiana registration, for an alleged speed violation, on eastbound U.S. 33, near milepost 15, at 9:20 p.m. Friday. Troopers detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search revealed several plastic bags allegedly containing 1,502 ecstasy pills, worth nearly $26,000, and a loaded 9 mm Smith and Wesson handgun.
The driver, Kenneth R. Moore, 52, of Fort Wayne, Ind., and passengers, C.T. Tell Jr., 42, of Fort Wayne, Ind., Anthony Bolden Jr., 36, of Detroit, Mich., and Jermaine A. Johnson, 27, of Spanish Town, Jamaica, were incarcerated in the Mercer County Jail and charged with possession of drugs, a first-degree felony, and for carrying a concealed weapon, a fourth-degree felony.
If convicted, each could face more than 11 years in prison and up to a $25,000 fine.


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As the mourning continues for Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado of Puerto Rico and Jason Mattison Jr. of Baltimore — and as we wait to see what happens following an attack on Houston 16-year-old Jayron Martin — PinkNews in the United Kingdom has published a report about a 19-year-old gay man who was beaten by eight young men in Liverpool because they didn't like his flamboyant style of dress.
The young man, who was not identified by name, suffered a broken nose and will have surgery next week to repair the injuries inflicted in the attack. He told Pink News: "I was bombarded with punches, I didn't know where they were coming from. They were shouting, 'what the f**k are you wearing?!' I can't even get on the train without suffering abuse. It's everywhere I go. I wear colourful stuff, and lipstick, but if I didn't it would be restricting how I want to be."
He also said he had been attacked before, and that his ex-boyfriend needed extensive surgery after being assaulted 18 months ago.
Gay trainee policeman James Parkes was hospitalized with a fractured skull after being set upon and beaten by a gang of young men in Liverpool in October, and in August 2008, gay 18-year-old Michael Causner died after being beaten by two other teens, also in Liverpool.


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Thursday, December 2, 2010
Advent Calendar - Holiday Foods
While thinking about what food tradition to discuss, a childhood memory came rushing back in full force. We had a wonderful Polish-American neighbor Mrs. Betty, who introduced us to a holiday treat called chrusciki. Must admit it took several years to even learn how to pronounce this correctly, but that never stopped us from asking when she would be making another batch.
Several weeks before Christmas Mrs. Betty would start the routine of gathering ingredients in preperation for the marathon baking that enabled her to share with the entire street. Then one year I was allowed in the kitchen to be an assistant! There was plenty of laughter, especially when powder sugar prints covered almost every surface.
Here you can find more detailed information about chrusciki along with a recipe. This particular recipe calls for vodka or whiskey, I hope Mrs. Betty left that ingredient out of her treats! That may have been the second "adult" batch she delivered to our parents after Christmas.
Happy Second Advent Day!
This post is a part of the "Advent Calendar of Christmas Memories" meme created in 2007 by Thomas and Jasia. You, too, can write your own Christmas memories, either for your personal journal or blog. Visit Geneabloggers to participate and to read others' posts on these topics.
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They look so yummy! But I know if I made them, I'd eat them all!ReplyDelete
Wow, Deb. These look incredible!ReplyDelete
Thank you for posting this. We never had these for Christmas, but we did have them for Easter. My grandmother bought the ones I remember. My mom said she made her own in her younger days which were way better than the store bought. I still wait in line at the local Polish bakery on the Saturday before Easter to pick up a batch. They reminds me of my grandmother and our Easters together oh so long ago.ReplyDelete
That looks so good!ReplyDelete
Oh yum - thanks for linking to the recipe...now I just need to talk my sister and/or Dad (the bakers in the family) into making them!!ReplyDelete
I absolutely love khrushchiki and have a recipe for them somewhere. They're especially fun to eat because you can eat so many without feeling too guilty.ReplyDelete
Oh.... they are soooo good. My mom is Polish and made these every Christmas. My mum is still alive but I live far from home now and don't get to see her every holiday. It is now a tradition I have carried on with my family.ReplyDelete


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On this week\'s Super League Show...
On this week's Super League Show...
Date: Sunday, 25th March 2007 Time: 1.45pm Channel: BBC1 in the North of England (replacing "Diagnosis Murder") ...and viewable by UK users for the following week through website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/
Harry Gration introduces highlights of round seven of the engage Super League, including Hull v Wigan.
Both sides are starting to find their form after an inconsistent opening to the season. Hull avenged their Grand Final defeat when beating St Helens last week, while the Warriors have won their last two matches to climb towards the top half of the table.
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Hydroxsys Limited Selected to Present at CleanEquity Monaco 2013
Feb 20, 2013, 03:30 EST
LONDON, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hydroxsys Limited ("Hydroxsys") has been selected to present at CleanEquity Monaco 2013 on March 7th & 8th at the Sporting d'Hiver, Monaco.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121119/CL15975LOGO )
Hydroxsys has been identified by an expert panel as one of the world's most innovative cleantech companies and has been selected to present to senior financial and strategic cleantech investors, policy makers, legislators, end users and media.
CleanEquity Monaco is an annual invitation-only event hosted by Innovator Capital, the London based specialist cleantech investment bank. Thirty of the world's most promising emerging technologies will be participating.
Other partners and sponsors include Prince Albert II of Monaco's Foundation, Covington & Burling, Qualcomm, MDB Capital, PR Newswire, Kwittken & Company, the Monte-Carlo SBM and Monaco Chamber of Economic Development.
HydrOxSys was established in June 2012 to commercialise a proprietary thin film composite membrane suitable for forward osmosis ("FO") technologies. A significant advantage of the FO process over other competing technologies is that it is able to operate efficiently at low temperatures and pressures by taking advantage of the natural process of water movement along concentrated salt gradients, thereby reducing energy costs.
A robust IP portfolio is being implemented. It is a platform technology that can be applied across various market verticals. It can be adapted for use in other water based verticals and industrial processes. These include mining, water/waste water treatment and water reclamation in urban and industrial settings, desalination.
The HydrOxSys technology focuses on the development of flat film membranes that can potentially exclude pharmaceuticals, pesticides and endocrine disrupting substances, while keeping a relatively high water flux output.
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The Company has raised funding in a Pre-Seed Round and is now seeking funding for a Seed Round to commercialise the technology.
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Situated between the Red Sea and the Dead Sea in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Nabatean city of Petra is considered among the Seven Wonders of the World.
In the description of the "universal outstanding value" of this World Heritage Site, UNESCO describes the ancient city as a "major caravan centre for the incense of Arabia, the silks of China and the spices of India, a crossroads between Arabia, Egypt and Syria-Phoenicia."
Petra, a world hidden within the mountains of Jordan, was built several centuries ago. This ancient "caravan city" was the capital of the Nabataean Arabs, an ancient Semitic race of people who inhabited Jordan. They were mostly traders and agriculturists.
Tombs, caves, temples, monasteries, amphitheatres, gates, street facades – you need at least a couple of days to explore Petra.
The rock-cut architecture takes your breath away. Animals, deities and mortals, mostly carved in rock, greet you everywhere in this World Heritage Site. The architecture is heavily influenced by Assyrian, Egyptian, Hellenistic and Roman styles.
Perhaps the most stereotyped image of Petra is Al Khazneh or the Treasury. Entry is through the Siq, a long narrow gorge, no more than 3 meters wide in some places, which gives the impression that the mountain has parted ways to allow you to enter it. Back in the day, caravans made their grand entry to Petra via the Siq.
The Treasury or Al Khazneh is one of Petra's most recognizable monuments and one celebrated in Hollywood classics such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Tintin fans will also recognize the monument for its appearance in the Red Sea Sharks.
The Street of Facades in Petra is lined with rock-cut tombs in sandstone. Bodies were interred in chambers carved on the rocks.
The Royal Tombs, much larger in scale, and Urn Tombs lead to a single chamber, which was probably an ancient Byzantine church.
Petra is not just a city of tombs and rock cut temples. Meet the Bedouins here, stay in a cave, ride a horse up to the monastery, or watch craftsmen create sand art in bottles. Petra, as the BBC says, is one of the places you must see before you die.


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A Proper Brush for the Skullery
Got an early Christmas present from my oldest friend who knows me very well.
A smiling skull scrub brush.
Of course, it's so much fun I don't want to actually use it to clean up dirty plates.
I've been brainstorming various other cleaning tasks where I could use it but it would last longer (bathroom sink cleaner, pretty thing I look at and play with instead of actually cleaning, etc) but have yet to come up with a winning idea. His fate may be in dish-scrubbing in the end. Even if he wants to be a dentist instead.
We're in the final stretch of Christmas prep when everyone starts to go mad with stress over what they haven't gotten done, so I'm hoping all of you can find some time to just relax a bit and enjoy yourself before Christmas.
I don't know about you, but I tend to enjoy the days just before Christmas more than the actual day.
Today I'm taking my mother to go and see the live theatre production of Mary Poppins for her birthday. Perhaps I can bring back a little of that sing-a-song-and-everything-gets-done magic for us all. Wouldn't that be nice?
Or at the very least, a chalk drawing we can jump into to escape it all.
We have that same brush!
It's a lovely purple and I don't think it's seen a dirty dish yet:)
Replacement heads?
I have one. My model is black.
ANY idea where to get replacement scrubbers (they unscrew from the back of the skull!) ???
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Ban on minors in tanning beds passes West Virginia Senate
Ban on minors in tanning beds passes West Virginia Senate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —
The West Virginia Senate passed a bill that would prohibit anyone under age 18 from going to tanning salons.
The bill, passed Monday, also requires anyone who goes to a tanning salon to sign a consent form warning them that using tanning beds can cause cancer and other health risks.
Penalties for violations range from $500 for a first offense to as much as $5,000, a year in jail and loss of business license for a third offense.
Tanning salons would be required to register with local boards of health and would be subject to annual safety and sanitation inspections.
The bill passed 26-8, with five Republicans and three Democrats voting against it.


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East TN baby found safe after he was kidnapped by non-custodial father
WARTBURG, Tenn. —
Agents did not know what he was last wearing or where he might be taking the baby.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an AMBER Alert on Wednesday for a 3-month-old baby from Wartburg, Tennessee kidnapped by his father with an extensive violent criminal history.
The TBI said the child was found and is safe in Morgan County, Tennessee.
According to the TBI, Russell Roysden was taken by his non-custodial father Jerry Roysden.
Agents said Russell was last seen at his home in Morgan County where he was kidnapped by his father. Russell is described as a 2'2" white boy, weighing 12 lbs. with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Jerry Roysden is a 56-year-old white man standing 6' tall with brown hair. The Morgan County Sheriff's Office said he has an extensive violent criminal history.
Agents did not know what he was last wearing or where he might be taking the baby.
Anyone with information should call TBI at 1-800-TBI-FIND.


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Briarcroft estate features custom stucco and stone design and is surrounded by detailed landscaping within a series of trees. The most dazzling feature might be its stunning backyard pool and spa area.
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Sales at U.S. retailers rose in February by the most in five months as an improved job market and stronger household finances cushioned the effect of higher payroll taxes.
The 1.1% advance exceeded all projections in a Bloomberg survey and followed a revised 0.2% gain in January, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. The median forecast was for a 0.5% advance. Sales excluding the volatile categories of autos and gasoline rose 0.4%.
Progress in the job market is shoring up sentiment and spurring demand at merchants including Costco Wholesale Corp., easing the burden of a two percentage-point increase in the levy that funds Social Security. The boost to household wealth from home values and stock prices has also helped consumers maintain spending in the face of higher fuel prices.
"It shows some steady underlying strength," said Terry Sheehan, an economic analyst at Stone & McCarthy Research in Princeton, New Jersey, the second-best forecaster of retail sales in the last two years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. "These numbers are cause for cautious optimism."
Stock-index futures erased losses after the figures, with the contract on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index expiring in June rising less than 0.1% to 1,547.4 at 8:47 a.m. in New York.
Estimates of the 82 economists in the Bloomberg survey ranged from a 0.6% decline to a 1% increase. The reading for January was revised from an initially reported gain of 0.1%.
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Eight of 13 major categories showed increases last month, led by a 5% jump in receipts at gasoline stations that reflected higher fuel costs. Sales also climbed at building materials outlets, auto dealers and general merchandise stores.
Spending increased 1.1% at auto dealerships in February after a 0.3% drop a month earlier.
Pent-up demand for motor vehicles contributed to the increase as an aging fleet and cheap borrowing drew customers to dealer lots. Cars and light trucks sold at a faster pace in February, pushing the annualized rate of sales to 15.3 million from 14.4 million a year ago, according to data from Ward's Automotive Group.
Deliveries at Ford Motor Co. surged 9.3% last month from a year earlier, the best February in six years. At General Motors Co., sales climbed 7.2%, the companies reported March 1.
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The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today issued the first income tax refunds of 2014. Each of the 87 refunds totaling more than $15,000 were direct deposited into taxpayer bank accounts. The average refund was $183, and they range up to $1,356.
Each of the taxpayers used the department's new "Income Tax Web File," which enables state tax returns to be prepared and e-filed earlier than ever before - at no cost.
As a result of Web File and other free tax preparation options, more than 85 percent of New Yorkers can now prepare and file their state taxes for free.
"By adding Web File to our array of more than 60 online services, we are making free income tax preparation more accessible than ever before," said Commissioner of Taxation and Finance Thomas H. Mattox. "If you're in the 10 percent who filed paper returns last year, visit our Website to learn about the new free e-file options available to you. E-filing is safer, faster and more accurate than paper filing - and you'll get your refund at least twice as fast."
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By Yara Bayoumy
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - A 13th century mosque is shuttered, its tottering minaret struck at the base by a shell. Snipers fire from nests atop the immense stone walls of the citadel, where ancient Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab and Turkish warriors once perched.
Until a few months ago, Old Aleppo was both a living museum and a breathing city, where souk shoppers haggled over spices, books and olive-oil soap beneath wrought-iron filigree balconies and wooden lattice screens.
Aleppo is Syria's largest city and economic hub. Its old district, with towering fortifications built by the medieval dynasty of Saladin after his 12th century victory over the crusaders, is also a UNESCO heritage site, its architecture declared a marvel of human achievement by the United Nations cultural body.
Today it is a war zone and a ruin. Corrugated iron sheets pocked with bullet holes cover alleyways housing shuttered, burnt or demolished market stalls. Rebel fighters zigzag around in cars blasting revolutionary music.
"Old Aleppo was the foundation of this world," said Haj Amer, who owns a printing press in the old bazaar. "What really upset us are the mosques that were destroyed."
"This area is my roots, my life since 1975," he added. "I'll always stay."
Syria's civil war has killed an estimated 44,000 people and driven half a million from their homes. It reached Aleppo with full wrath six months ago, and though rebels now control much of the city, parts of it remain a battleground.
U.N. officials who declared Old Aleppo a heritage site have catalogued some of the wonders to be found here.
"The 13th century royal palace, with its fine stalactite and honeycomb entrance porch, is inlaid with white marble," they wrote. "The throne room, dating from the Mameluke period (15th-16th centuries) has been tastefully restored: Syrian artists and craftsmen have recreated the luxurious setting of the court - the ceiling with its decorated beams and caissons, lighting, windows, polychrome columns - all are a tribute to their skill. There are around 200 minarets, some squat like defensive towers, others slender as needles."
During a walk through the old town, residents show the damage and describe their own heartbreak.
At the al-Uthmaniya mosque, a gaping hole has been blown through a dome dating to 1728. Concrete floors bear the marks of a shell, and the glass that decorated the tall arches at the entrance to the prayer hall has gone, shattered.
"There were no gunmen in this mosque," said 70-year-old Abu Mohammed, a local man dressed in traditional robes, who often prays here.
"Two weeks ago, we were leaving afternoon prayers, and sitting in the shade when a shell blasted into the courtyard."
Further on, at an Ottoman-era bathhouse that bustled before the war, the dank stench of an abandoned swimming pool fills the domed stone underground rooms.
A shell has blasted through the atrium dome, and bits of broken colored glass lie scattered around a fountain. Iron-lattice lanterns lie on the floor. An empty vending machine stands near white marble basins and colored ceramic mosaics.
People have slowly begun to return to the ruins of the old city.
"We came back because there was nowhere else for us to go," said 12-year-old Riham, accompanying her grandmother down a cobbled alley to a clinic. "We don't even recognize the alleyways any more."
In the bazaar, a few surviving stalls are open selling sweets and sodas. Men drink tea outside workshops.
"Bashar al-Assad destroyed the mosques and old souks, one of the oldest souks in the world," said Abu Othman, a fighter in the rebel Free Syria Army's al-Tawheed Brigade, wearing the group's green fatigues.
"We haven't seen water and electricity in two months," he said. "It's as if this man has enmity between himself and the ruins: the souks and the mosques. And even with the sellers. Because they did not hail his oppressiveness, he got his revenge by burning all their property."
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Early this morning McMinnville officers, assisted by Yamhill County Sheriff's deputies responded to an armed robbery near 18th Street and Michelbook Lane in McMinnville.
The victim, an 18-year-old male, who was jogging in the area reported being confronted by three males.
A short time later, the three males are reported to have confronted the victim again, pulling up in a yellow or light colored Cadillac.
One of the males got out of the car and displayed a chrome handgun,while demanding money or for the victim to get into the car, according to a press release issued by the McMinnville Police Department.
Police say the victim was able to fight off the suspect and run home. The suspect is likely to have sustained injuries to his right arm and the left side of his face during the incident.
Police are looking for a vehicle described as a a yellow, or light colored, Cadillac with a dent on the back bumper. The suspect with the gun was described as 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches and weight between 135 and 150 pounds. Police say he was wearing a red t-shirt and dark baggy pants with a dark "beanie" style hat.
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J.J. Abrams will return to the director's chair for the final chapter of the latest "Star Wars" trilogy, Lucasfilm announced Tuesday.
Abrams, who co-wrote and directed 2015's "The Force Awakens," will also write the still-unsubtitled Episode IX with Chris Terrio.
The filmmaker is stepping in to helm Episode IX after Lucasfilm announced last week that "Jurassic World" director Colin Trevorrow was leaving the project.
The second film in the trilogy, "The Last Jedi," is directed and written by Rian Johnson and is due in theaters this December.
Episode IX is scheduled for release in 2019.


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Scores on standardized state English Language Arts and math tests dropped sharply this year in both Franklin Square and Elmont, worrying many parents who fear that their children will be negatively affected, and teachers who fear that the lower scores will unjustifiably reflect poorly on their performance.
In Franklin Square's grade 6, the percentage of students who passed the tests fell to 41.1 percent in ELA and to 58.1 percent in mathematics from 2011-12's 77.7 and 91.0 percent, respectively. There were similar drops for Elmont's sixth-graders, with 32.1 percent passing the ELA exam this year and 43.2 percent passing in math, as compared with 63.2 and 79.7 percent, respectively, in 2011-12.
Franklin Square Superintendent of School Patrick Manley told the Herald that district students' performance this year reflected changes that the State Education Department made, but he pointed that they were still above county and state averages.
"Our scores are reflective of the guidance provided by the State Education Department," Manley said. "The commissioner of education predicted lower proficiency rates due to changes in the examinations. Our results exceed the county and statewide averages, which is consistent with prior years."
Elmont Superintendent of Schools Al Harper said that the expedited implementation of the Common Core curriculum should be seen as the main reason for the drop in performance. The scores, Harper warned, are not indicative of students' unpreparedness or lack of academic ability.
"This year's assessment results are not a fair or accurate reflection of our students' abilities," he said. "As a district, we will analyze the new assessment data and provide relevant support where needed. Curriculum development is an ongoing process in Elmont. During the last two summers and throughout both schools years, teams of administrators and teachers have aligned the district curriculum to the New York State Common Core Standards in Literacy and Mathematics. Although the challenge of educating our children may have become greater, we will always set high expectations for them and provide the support they need to achieve academic success."


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CHICAGO – Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien has been trying different lines since centre Gregory Campbell broke his right leg in the Eastern Conference finals against Pittsburgh.
He hit on one combination in a big way on Saturday night.
Chris Kelly, Daniel Paille and Tyler Seguin played together in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals and were responsible for both of the goals in Boston's 2-1 overtime victory against the Chicago Blackhawks that evened the series at a game apiece.
"I think Claude is just trying to find different chemistry with different guys, who's going on any given night," Kelly said. "Claude has a pretty good feel for his players. I think our line got thrown together, I don't know, end of the first, beginning of the second. I thought we went out there and played well."
The Bruins had a terrible first period, but Paille and Kelly teamed up to tie the game at 14:58 in the second. Paille was stopped by Corey Crawford, but Kelly was there to poke in the rebound.
Seguin passed to Paille for the winning score in overtime, giving the Bruins the momentum with the series shifting to Boston for Game 3 on Monday night.
"It's a hunch from a coach," Julien said. "I know that Dan is a great skater, can make a lot of things happen. Seguin after the first period was one of the guys that picked up his game. Kelly was one of the guys that was good right from the start. I put those three guys together and they answered."
TOEWS Honoured: Jonathan Toews prides himself on contributing on both ends, so capturing the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's top defensive forward was a nice pat on the back.
The Chicago Blackhawks captain was announced as the winner on Friday evening, beating out fellow centres Patrice Bergeron of the Bruins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings.
"You never expect those things," Toews said after Saturday's morning skate. "There are so many great players around the league that could be recognized for that—not just around the league, but in this locker room, too. You're seeing the reason we've gone so far in the playoffs, because of so many different guys."
Toews was third in the league with a plus-28 rating in 47 games in the regular season, helping Chicago post the most points in the NHL. He was second on the Blackhawks with 48 points (23 goals, 25 assists), shared the league lead with 56 takeaways and ranked second in the NHL with a 59.9 faceoff percentage.
Toews also was a finalist for the Selke after the 2010-11 season.
"I thought Jonny had a real solid year when I look offensively what his production was like, but defensively—we always keep scoring chances for and against—he had one of those years that the numbers jumped off the charts," coach Joel Quenneville said. "Playing against top lines and top D shift in, shift out, that says a lot. I think his awareness on both sides of the puck makes him the type of player that he is."
INSPIRATION FROM JAMES, WADE: Chicago's Patrick Kane watched LeBron James and Dwyane Wade step up for the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday and drew a little inspiration.
"You see something like that, it makes you want to (do it)," he said.
With big performances from their big stars, the Heat beat San Antonio 109-93 to tie their series. James had 33 points and 11 rebounds after failing to score 20 in any of the first three games of the series. Wade scored 32, 11 more than his previous high this post-season, and Chris Bosh matched his playoff high with 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Kane knows a thing or two about delivering in big moments. After all, he scored the winning goal against Philadelphia in the 2010 Stanley Cup finals, ending a 49-year championship drought for Chicago, and even though he's been rather quiet in these playoffs, he also turned in one of his most memorable performances.
That was in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Kings. He scored three goals, including the winner in double-overtime, as the Blackhawks knocked off the defending champions and got back to the championship round after back-to-back first-round exits.
"I think there are only maybe one, two, three, four teams that can win in the NBA," Kane said. "In the NHL, you could go all the way to 15, 16 teams that could end up winning, even seeing Detroit almost beat us. I enjoy watching, for sure, anytime the game's on. I think it's nice we're playing on different nights than them and you can watch and see how players step up in big games in that sport."
APPRECIATING SUPPORT: Bruins defenceman Torey Krug said it was good to know his coach and teammates had his back after a difficult series opener.
His clearing attempt in the third period of that game got picked off by Andrew Shaw, who fed Dave Bolland on a 2-on-1 rush as the Blackhawks pulled within one.
Coach Claude Julien defended Krug, saying not to judge him on that one play. And Krug appreciated that.
"Yeah, it's important. I kind of felt that way all along," he said. "Everyone's asking questions, but the whole time, I knew the support I had coming into it."
AGED, NOT INJURED: Jaromir Jagr was not on the ice for Boston's morning skate, and no, it had nothing to do with an injury. It had everything to do with his age. "He's 100 per cent—he's 41," Julien said.


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Rhye, "Woman" (Innovate Leisure/Loma Vista)
The definition of Rhye: the electronic Sade.
Rhye, the new duo made up of musicians Mike Milosh and Robin Hannibal, channel the veteran soul singer on their debut, "Woman." The album is full of smooth and soothing vocals on top of beats that are dreamy and dance-y. The 10-track set is electronic-flavored silky R&B and plays like a warm jazz session, as Milosh sings softly about love and life. He kind of sounds like a lady. And we love it.
Rhye's sound also echoes Quadron, another duo where Danish-based Hannibal works as producer and vocalist Coco O. is front and center.
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Entourage Movie Gets a Green Light
Showrunner Doug Ellin will direct.
A few months after Entourage creator Doug Ellin was reportedly inches from the finish line on a screenplay, the film has gotten the go-ahead from Warner Bros. Ellin will direct, and the cast is beginning to cut deals. "That's about as far as the studio has gotten at this point, and there is no start date," Deadline reports. If we're following the Sex and the City model, this might take two films before we know if it's a good idea.


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Jennifer Hudson, Olivia Newton-John and Leann Rimes are set to hit the high notes on the high seas as part of a new concert cruise initiative.
Carnival Cruise Lines bosses have announced plans for a new music series, which will offer fans floating gigs from Florida to Mexico and the Bahamas.
Hudson, who performed at the launch party on Wednesday (22Jan14), Lady Antebellum, Daughtry, Martina McBride, Chicago and Jewel are among the acts confirmed for 2014 performances at sea.
In total, Carnival bosses have booked 49 performance dates for the 2014 concert series.
The Dreamgirls star, who was performing on a cruise ship when she learned she had won a spot on American Idol, says, "I'm excited to be part of this unique concert series that will allow me to interact with my fans in such an intimate and memorable setting."
And it appears Trace Adkins hasn't worn out his welcome with the cruise line executives, despite a recent drunken altercation with an impersonator onboard a Country Cruising ship earlier this month (Jan14). The country star, who is currently in rehab following the alleged fight, is also onboard for the Carnival LIVE Concert Series.
Other acts of the bill include Foreigner, Gavin DeGraw, Kansas, REO Speedwagon and STYX.


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August 26. 2013 7:23PM
Bill Herman: Auburn's perspective on the Manchester Water Works land
THERE IS NO dispute that Manchester Water Works has historically been an exemplary steward of the property in its charge, and the 7,200 acres of Lake Massabesic watershed has provided hiking, biking, walking, fishing and similar pursuits for the public for decades. Despite differences over the value of the property and the statutorily required taxation of same, the Manchester Water Works (MWW) and the Town of Auburn have experienced a positive relationship over the years.
Here is Auburn's side of the story.
Over time the town has acquired land from MWW for the location of the Auburn Village School, and later for the Auburn Public Safety Complex. The town has been able to establish a park and playground on several pieces of MWW property. The Auburn Police Department has appointed the various Watershed Patrol Officers of the MWW as part-time law enforcement officers in Auburn to enable them to fully perform their task of patrolling and enforcing the laws affecting this area.
In 2011, the Town of Auburn, MWW, the Southeast Land Trust, the NH Land and Community Heritage Investment Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture combined efforts and resources to acquire and preserve 133-acres of pristine land on the Battery Point section of Lake Massabesic. This is just a snapshot to indicate that there has been a positive relationship.
But the cost of owning the watershed property has long been an area of contention that has led to many lawsuits and efforts in the Legislature to change things in favor of the land owner. Without question, the current statutes, which have been in place for about 100 years, were deliberately put there to apply specifically to this type of situation to ensure that one municipality could not eviscerate another municipality's revenue source: namely its property tax base.
While there is certainly regional value to maintaining the existing status of the Massabesic watershed property, there is a related cost. That cost was recognized by the New Hampshire Legislature more than 100 years ago and has been reaffirmed in various decisions since, the most recent of which was in 2012.
In short, watersheds are big places. If these large tracts are to be kept out of the tax base, the Legislation has acted to protect a smaller host community by requiring a payment in lieu of taxes.
Of the 7,200-acres owned by the City of Manchester in the four neighboring communities, more than half (4,000-acres) is in the Town of Auburn. That represents fully one-quarter of the land in Auburn and, arguably, it is the most valuable land in the community because of the water-front nature of much of the property.
The $670,000 in property taxes is not the full value property tax amount. The full value would be closer to $825,000. The lower amount was a negotiated settlement between the two parties to resolve a pending Superior Court suit.The public needs to understand that every dollar of reduction provided to this one property owner will result in a dollar increase to all the other property taxpayers in Auburn. While the property represents 25 percent of the land in Auburn, the payment represents approximately 13 percent of the town's budget.
In this most recent Legislative session, with the assistance of state Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, Auburn officials led an effort to have state law changed to allow entities like Manchester and Auburn to negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) amount. Before, the law required the payment to be equal to the full market value of the property. That change was signed into law.
This is not just a Manchester and Auburn issue. There are similar types of watershed properties throughout the state, such as Keene and Roxbury, Gorham and Randolph, Rochester and Barrington.
In all cases, it is the larger community owning property in the smaller community.With the recent change in state law that took effect June 20 of this year, there is clearly a statutory mechanism in place to allow an entity like Manchester Water Works to retain its impressive stewardship of public land without selling off its valuable asset to a third party.
What is needed is a pragmatic understanding of each party's needs and a desire to sacrifice short-term gains in exchange for the long-term benefit of having the Manchester Water Works continue its care and maintenance of the watershed property into the indefinite future.
Bill Herman is the Auburn town administrator


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Chubbuck man jailed on suspicion of burglary
A Chubbuck man is in the Bingham County Jail after he was arrested on suspicion of burglary on Thursday.
Blackfoot Police arrested 32-year-old Tyler James Wasia about 4:30 a.m. on Thursday. He is a suspect in several recently reported burglaries in Blackfoot as well several other crimes in surrounding counties.
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The Grand Island Neighbors Foundation and volunteers brought pallets of donated food to the Knights of Columbus hall on Whitehaven Road Tuesday for unboxing, sorting and distribution to needy Island families at Christmas.
The Neighbors Foundation's Denny Dahl said at least 12 pallets with food collected at schools will support 65 families this Christmas.
Though the number of families in need has increased, so has the amount of donated food and the number of volunteers willing to distribute it. In addition to members of the Neighbors Foundation, volunteers Tuesday included members of the Grand Island High School DECA and Student Council, and the Knights of Columbus.
Cheryl Chamberlain, Grand Island High School business teacher and DECA adviser, said choosing volunteers to assist in the endeavor is "kind of a nice way to reward kids who work really, really, hard."
Some people would hardly consider the task of sorting hundreds of pounds of food a "reward."
"Not these guys," she said.
"This is part of the DECA diamond, which is to give back to the community, but it's also a day where kids can think about others and not just worry about academics so much, but worry about what's going on in the world around them."
"I think once they get here, that's when it becomes real to them," Student Council adviser Christina Podlucky said of the students. "They realize where it's going. Sometimes I think they're blown away by the number of families on the Island that really need help. I think sometimes they forget, that even on Grand Island there are families in need of food, money, or just something special for their holiday season."
Toys, gifts, and food were delivered Tuesday, including $5,000 in Tops gift cards, Dahl said. Mark Raepple of John's Pizza & Subs donates $1,000 of pizza certificates, and every year, Islander Rick Karnath has donated thousands of packages of cookies.
Peter Kuszczak of the Knights of Columbus noted that the K of C members have donated use of their hall for sorting of food for the ninth year in a row. Pallets of food were dropped off on Monday and stored overnight until a small army of volunteers sorted the donations into individual packages for delivery to Island families.
DECA President Sarah Chamberlain has participated in the sorting all four years of high school.
"Every year I love seeing how much food comes," she said. "It's saddening because there are so many extra families each year, but at the same time more food comes every year, so more families get more and more food. It's really great."
"Without the kids helping Grand Island families, this couldn't have been done," Dahl said. The process used to take six to eight people all day, he noted.
The Neighbors Foundation is there to help Islanders all year round.